Challenges

Electricity Generation

Support Companies Leading in Green Energy

I will use my spending power to reward companies leading in purchasing green energy and incentivize others to invest more in green energy.

Completed One-Time Challenge

Food

Learn More about Silvopasture

#9 Silvopasture

I will spend at least 20 minutes watching videos and/or reading about the environmental benefits of silvopasture.

Completed One-Time Challenge

Buildings and Cities

Go for a Daily Walk

#54 Walkable Cities

I will take a walk for 20 minutes each day and take note of the infrastructure that makes walking more or less enjoyable, accessible, and possible.

COMPLETED 11 OF 22
DAILY CHALLENGE

Food

Smaller Portions

#3 Reduced Food Waste

I will use smaller plates and/or serve smaller portions when dishing out food.

COMPLETED 21 OF 22
DAILY CHALLENGE

Materials

Eliminate Toxic Plastics

#47 Bioplastic

I will avoid buying toxic plastics, including polycarbonate, polystyrene and polyvinyl and instead replace them with bioplastic or durable options.

COMPLETED 19 OF 22
DAILY CHALLENGE

Transport

Explore Other Transport Solutions

All Transport Solutions

I will spend at least 30 minutes researching other Drawdown Transport Solutions.

Completed One-Time Challenge

Food

Learn the Truth About Expiration Dates

#3 Reduced Food Waste

I will spend at least 30 minutes learning how to differentiate between sell by, use by, and best by dates.

Completed One-Time Challenge

Land Use

Forest-Friendly Foods 1

#5 Tropical Forests

I will spend at least 15 minutes researching the impact of my diet to see how it contributes to deforestation.

Completed One-Time Challenge

Electricity Generation

Learn More About Geothermal Energy

#18 Geothermal

I will spend at least 30 minutes learning more about the energy generation potential of geothermal energy and consider investing in this technology.

Completed One-Time Challenge

Electricity Generation

Watch a Video about Methane Digesters

#30 Methane Digesters (large), #64 Methane Digesters (small)

I will watch a video about methane digesters (also commonly known as anaerobic digesters).

Completed One-Time Challenge

Electricity Generation

Explore Other Electricity Generation Solutions

All Electricity Generation Solutions

I will spend at least 30 minutes researching other Drawdown Electricity Generation Solutions.

Completed One-Time Challenge

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ReflectionQuestion

Electricity GenerationSupport Companies Leading in Green Energy

Every dollar you put into solar or wind is a dollar not put into traditional financial institutions. You'll also be bolstering the fossil fuel divestment movement, too. Name some companies you know that invest in green energy. How can you support them?

Bcorps are great companies to support for all the good they put back into the world. "Certified B Corporations are businesses that meet the highest standards of verified social and environmental performance, public transparency, and legal accountability to balance profit and purpose. B Corps are accelerating a global culture shift to redefine success in business and build a more inclusive and sustainable economy." Here's a list: https://bcorporation.net/directory

Date labels can be so misleading. In some cases you may think you have more time, but aren't considering how long it's been opened. In other cases, the product is still good but the date says otherwise. It's best to examine each product, use the smell test, and go by your personal investigation, not the stamped label.

Geothermal energy is reliable, abundant, and efficient. Project Drawdown states that public investment will play a crucial role in its expansion. In what ways (i.e. with money, time, advocacy) can you invest in geothermal energy?

Fun fact: Your brain and stomach register feelings of fullness after about 20 minutes of eating. While dishing food out, we tend to load our plates with more than we need. Using smaller plates helps to mitigate this. Aside from the environmental benefits, what other benefits might come out of eating smaller portions?

I have always been pretty conscious about my plastic purchases, but recently (bc of this challenge) I've been so careful to avoid even accepting single-use containers. We ate out again the other night (fast-casual) and the woman at the counter tried giving me a plastic kids cup, with a lid and a straw. I said, "no thanks, we'll just use a glass for him." Her response was, "it's free". I said, "yes I realize that, but I don't want the waste." She said, "it's free refills" (lol). I said, "Yes, thanks. We'll just take the glass." Sometimes it feels like we're alone on this journey, we are not! Don't stop fighting the good fight.

In a perfect world we wouldn't have food waste... however, in a world on it's way to becoming perfect, I envision everyone would separate their food waste and send it to their local community anaerobic digester. The energy harnessed from the methane gas would power the local community and the leftover organic material would be used to fertilize local farms and gardens that then produce food for that same community.

I wish we had high-speed rails in the United States! I also loved how some of these solutions are obvious and widely available, we just aren't using as much as we could be: specifically ride-sharing, mass transit, and telepresence. We need to be better leaders in incorporating telepresence into our company... I will add this to my list!

I am lucky to have small sidewalks in my neighborhood, so I'm not complaining... that being said, I have a complaint. lol The sidewalks are so skinny, and they drop off into the street, to the point that in some cases cars have their tires on them and I had to walk around the outside of car (in the street). In other places the shrubs were so overgrown that walking on the sidewalk was not an option. Again, I am lucky to have any sidewalks at all. (even if my son and I did have to walk single file) I just wish they were maintained a little better to encourage a culture of leisurely walking the neighborhood.

I love the idea of silvopasture, it seems so obvious to me. I wonder why the practice of combining livestock in a natural tree settings was ever abandoned. The biggest advantage to this seems to be the multiple opportunities of income, spread out over time, rather than just relying on one crop or type livestock. Plus, the diversity will allow for greater resilience against climate changes.

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